[ in lieu of a verbal thank you, he shoots her a grateful look. ]
9S and I are... together.
[ jude swallows. ]
I know that must be jarring— a human and an android in a romantic relationship, but... getting to this point took a lot of time and effort. There were misunderstandings to overcome, and there still are. We're both new at this, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I really care about him. And when I told 2B, she was happy.
[ a small smile is on his lips. despite everything, despite the miserable circumstances, seeing 2b happy for that small instance was nice. all he wants to do is make 2b happy, and he knows 9s wants that, too. ]
But 9S said something to be that was... well. Troubling is an understatement. Something about dying, over and over, and— and at the time it set me off. It was the reason I confessed at all. I might never have said anything if I didn't know. I got emotional, and acted on impulse.
[ jude takes a deep breath before pressing on. he knows this is long, knows he might be rambling, but he wants to tell the whole story. start to finish. ]
9S being 9S, the topic wasn't brought up again afterward, and I didn't want to cross a line when we were already dealing with a whole whirlwind of other things to sort out. But now that things between us have settled... I thought I'd swallow my fear and ask 2B about it. About what 9S meant back then. I thought if anyone would know, she would.
And she... she told me—
[ jude stops, hanging his head to hide his face, hand balled into such a tight fist his knuckles are white. it takes him a long, tense moment to continue. ]
—everything. Everything that happened between the two of them, back home. Everything she put him through... and everything YoRHa put her through.
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9S and I are... together.
[ jude swallows. ]
I know that must be jarring— a human and an android in a romantic relationship, but... getting to this point took a lot of time and effort. There were misunderstandings to overcome, and there still are. We're both new at this, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I really care about him. And when I told 2B, she was happy.
[ a small smile is on his lips. despite everything, despite the miserable circumstances, seeing 2b happy for that small instance was nice. all he wants to do is make 2b happy, and he knows 9s wants that, too. ]
But 9S said something to be that was... well. Troubling is an understatement. Something about dying, over and over, and— and at the time it set me off. It was the reason I confessed at all. I might never have said anything if I didn't know. I got emotional, and acted on impulse.
[ jude takes a deep breath before pressing on. he knows this is long, knows he might be rambling, but he wants to tell the whole story. start to finish. ]
9S being 9S, the topic wasn't brought up again afterward, and I didn't want to cross a line when we were already dealing with a whole whirlwind of other things to sort out. But now that things between us have settled... I thought I'd swallow my fear and ask 2B about it. About what 9S meant back then. I thought if anyone would know, she would.
And she... she told me—
[ jude stops, hanging his head to hide his face, hand balled into such a tight fist his knuckles are white. it takes him a long, tense moment to continue. ]
—everything. Everything that happened between the two of them, back home. Everything she put him through... and everything YoRHa put her through.